The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1887-08-27
LOCAL ITEMS.

The county fair commences one week irom
next NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. 9th.
Over seventy five persons protested CONVEX.
sion during the progress of Emory Grove camp
meeting. -,
The tournament on the farm of Mr.. Jacot
M. Pearce, My Ladys Manor, takes place next
Tuesday, 3Oth inst.
-Thomas Temple, OF Baltimore county, was
thrown from a load of stone in Baltimore on Mon
day, and received some painful injuries.
in the Circuit Court on Thursday, on mo-
ton of Col D. G. Mcintosh, Mr.. George e. Carey
Jr.. of Baltimore, was admitted to the bar.
A large number of the delegates who at
tended the Republican convention here on Tues
day, paid their respects to THE UNION office.
The County Commissioners have directed
their counsel to bring suits for taxes due on stocks
and bonds against number OF residents OF the
county.
The Junior base ball club of Towsontown
pIayed match game with the Juniors of Govans-
town, Tuesday afternoon, and defeated them by a
score of % to Z.
Waiter Difey, aged Is years, son of Mr..
Victor Diffey, of Union, LIST district, was thrown
from horse on Monday and had his right leg
broken at the ankle.
M. E. Church, 18th district Wednesday, August
3Ist at 7.3O D. M, which will be addressed by
speakers from distance.
last Sunday two mules we're stolen from
DR.. T. z. Offutt, of the I'd district, and have not
been recovered. Other thefts have lately occurred
in the same neighborhood.
To our friend, Mr.. j. Glenn McComas, a
we'll known farmer of the 18th district, we return
thanks for kasket of elegant tomatoes, as fine as
any we have seen this year.
donations for the temperance table at the
county fair will be thankfully received by the
ladies in charge every day during the fair. Edl-
bles of all kinds will be acceptable
The Sunday School of Trinity p e. Church,
Towsontown, held its annual picnic at Druid Hill
Park on Thursday. The weather was dehgntiui
and very pleasant time was had.
"A colored man named Perry johnson, team
ster for Mr. Mackey, of the I'd district, was over
come bv heat in Baltimore on Wednesday and
was badly hurt by falling from the wagon.
While Samuel Sakers, Jr., of Howard coun-
ty, was on a visit to Woodberry few nights ago,
a thief got into his room while he was asleep and
robbed him of his watch and $40 in money.
-Special excursion trains are being run
every Sunday to Asbury Grove colored camp, on
the Western Maryland Railroad The meeting
will be continued over Sunday, September 4th.
Mr. E. N. Dubarry, who was so long con-
nected with the Northern Central X. Company,
has been appointed general manager OF the west
Virginia Central Railroad, vice Mr.. I. B. Davis,
resigned.
DIR. NJ W. Foster, of Baltimore, has sold
his well known trotting mare ala de-hah, - for
something like $1,000. 1t is said that she will be
sent to Europe. She has a record of 2:26 and can
trot better than that.
The celebrated Beckleysville choir, taught
by Prof VIM. E. Grimm, will! be at Eklo, 9th dis
trict, Saturday, September Oath, to sing at the
Baptist Sunday School celebration. uther cholrs
have also been invited.
The Baltimore American says: IF some OF
the farmers in Baltimore county would spend
more of their time in the field and less of it talk
ing politics in the city, we would have fewer com
plants about bad crops"
"A few days ago Mrs. Sarah Hanson, an
operative in Warren factory, had her left hand
caught in some of the machinery, cutting of two
of her fingers. She is left handed, which makes
the loss of these members more serious.
The children boarding ut the Smedley
House. assisted by some others, held fair in the
parlors of the hotel on Monday afternoon, from
which they realized nearly $40. The money VIII
be given TO the children's fresh air fund.-
The Town Commis sioners OF Belalr have
ARRANGED with Baltimore company to light the
streets of that place with gas at cost of A cts
per lamp for twenty nights each month, the Com
missioners to light and attend to the lamps.
On the 18th inst, Clifton Burton, black
smith at the stables of the Union Passenger Rail
way Company on Huntingdon avenue, in the
Belt, was kicked by horse he was shoeing, and
very seriously hurt. Burton lives at Hampton.
The supper given at Luthervile on Tuesday
night for the benefit of the proposed Protestant
Episcopal Chapel at that place, netted about S2O0
The ladies who had charge of the supper were
Miss Hattie Ridgely, Miss Maggie Reese, Mrs.
Nelson and others
The horse and buggy of Mr.. Harry Cos
nell. which were stolen from Emory Grove camp
ground on Sunday night, 18th inst, were recov-
cred at Bird Hill, Carroll county, day or two
afterwards. The horse bore evidences of having
been driven very hard.
During the progress of the storm on Mon
day afternoon last, lightning struck the corner of
a corn house on Mrs. Caleb S. Taylor's farm, on
the Hllen road, damaging the building slightly.
A farm hand who was standing near at the time
was knocked down but was not injured.
1t is estimated that at least ten thousand
people attended Emory Grove camp meeting last
Sunday. The best order prevailed upon the
grounds, which are so extensive and so we'll ar
ranged that there was no crowding. This is un-
doubtedly the model camp of the country.
Prof. z. c. Ebaugh, principal of the public
school at Reistcrstown, was in Towsontown on
Tuesday and called at THE UNION Office The
Prof. has Aourishing school, numbering some
225 pupils, and is much pleased with his location
and the success that has attended his efforts.
Two driving horses belonging to Mrs. Alex.
D. Brown, of Brookandwood, were sold at public
sale in Baltimore, on Wednesday last, the others
offered having been withdrawn. The fve-year-
brother, three years old, brought $375. Both
we're sired by "Coronet."
Mr.. w. o. B. Wright, well known citizen
of the 18th district, drives pair of handy little
gray mares that make a snug and very pretty
team. They are full sisters, about and 10 years
old, respectively, and were sired by the Jenifer
Arabian. They very gentle and reliable and
no road is too long for them.
Tho northern and northwestern sections OF
the county we're visited by the heaviest rain storm
of the Summer on Monday afternoon. The rain
fell in torrents and the smallest streams were
swollen to the dimensions of rivers, washing away
crops fences and small bridges and in some places
doing great damage to the roads.
David W. Shertzer, who lives on Dr. Har-
Ian's farm in Hartford county, was burned out on
Monday of last week, but he succeeded in saving
house in which Mr.. Shertzer lived, near Bare
Hills, Baltimore county, was burned, together
with most of his household effects.
The station at Lutheryille is now the pref
test and most commodious between Baltimore
and Harrisburg. Mr.. George b. Cockey, the gen.
tlemany and accommodating agent of the North
erf Central company ut that place, keeps every
thing in the best possible condition, rendering the
station attractive and comfortable.
Rev. Thomas Johnson, of Philadelphia,
whose wife died at Union, LIST district, last week.
came on and conducted the funeral services him
self, reading a number of selections from the
Scripture and commenting at length upon them.
It is rather an unusual spectacle to see husband
preach the funeral sermon of his wife.
Mr.. William Bowen, of s., who some time
ago purchased the property of late Robert Jen-
kins short distance above Towsontown, has now
one of the handsomest little farms in the county.
When he took the place it was very much run
down and out of repair, but he now has it in
splendid condition and it is pleasure to look at
it.
At Oriole Park Tuesday afternoon the
Toweontown baseball club was defeated by the
Pastimes of Baltimore, by score of to l. The
loss of the game is charged to one of the Towson-
town players who made inexcusable errors at a
critical time. The Pastme is one of the strong.
esr amateur mines in the State and the game was
good one.
The people of Govanstown are getting anx-
ious about the sanitary condition of that place
and it is highly important that something should
be done at once to relieve their fears. There Is
one aggravated case of typhoid fever in the town
supposed to have originated from a filthy hog
PEN The County Health Board should inves-
tigate this case without delay.
DIR. D. H. Rice, whose farm is located al
Cowpen's Station, Maryland Central Railroad
has disposed of his business in Baltimore, where
he has been engaged for nineteen years, and will
hereafter devote himself to farming and stocl
raising. He also contemplates starting cream
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